Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's seminal vesiculectomy has been granted a 20 percent rating, effective from the date of this decision.

The Board has decided that the change in the Veteran's means test eligibility category from copay exempt to copay required for income year 2017 was improper and has remanded the case for further action.

The Board has determined that additional procedural and evidentiary development is needed before a decision on the merits can be reached. The appellant needs to provide her complete marital history, including any prior marriages.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma, finding that there was no evidence linking his condition to his active duty military service or presumed exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for cardiovascular problems has been reopened and granted. The appeal is remanded to obtain a VA examination and determine the current nature and likely etiology of any cardiac disability.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's death may be related to his time aboard a ship in Vietnam, but more evidence is needed to confirm this. The VA will verify if the ship was within Vietnam's territorial sea and obtain deck logs for further review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for atrial fibrillation and a sleep disorder due to lack of a VA examination and insufficient medical evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's left hip disability, including limitation of extension and flexion, is rated at 10 percent. The impairment of the thigh associated with the left hip is also rated at 10 percent effective September 26, 2019.,A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been granted since February 15, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for tonsillitis and pharyngitis is being remanded due to the need for an adequate VA examination.

The appeal is dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection decision can be made.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The Board found that the current evaluations assigned are consistent with the evidence of record.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence being uploaded into the Veteran's electronic claims folder since the August 2017 SOC. The AOJ should issue a SSOC with consideration of this newly received evidence.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for a VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right little finger disability, including any functional loss due to pain and other symptoms during flare-ups and repeated use.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for acute promyelocytic leukemia (also claimed as leukemia) due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination.

The Board has determined that the right lung mass biopsy performed by VA on November 12, 2014, with its subsequent complications of pneumothorax, hypoxemia, bradycardia, chest tube insertion, and arterial puncture, proximately caused the Veteran's death in June 2015. The Board has also determined that failure by VA to offer/schedule radiation treatment on or around April 2015, when the non-small cell lung carcinoma was first diagnosed, or at any time prior to June 2015, proximately caused the continuance or natural progress of the Veteran's lung cancer. The Board has therefore remanded for further medical opinions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's bile duct cancer, which caused his death, was not service-connected. The appeal for nonservice-connected death pension benefits is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) under aid and attendance or housebound criteria has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's claim for earlier effective date of May 5, 1997, for the grant of service connection for left foot immersion foot is granted. The issue of entitlement to service connection for right foot immersion foot is remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for schizoaffective disorder and granted it, finding that a current disability is related to service.